This archive report was first published on 23 December 2019.
On December 23, 2019, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced a major breakthrough in their investigation into the Kenya Power billing system.
According to the DCI, a syndicate of fraudulent Kenya Power employees had been colluding with foreign-based experts to manipulate the company's billing system, resulting in millions of shillings in losses.
The investigation, which had been ongoing for several weeks, revealed that the syndicate had been operating within and outside the company, with senior officers in the finance and ICT department, junior employees, and external accomplices involved.
Among those under investigation were Titus Kitavi, the Kenya Power ICT General Manager, Ambrose Lemaon, the acting General Manager Finance, and several other junior employees.
The DCI also identified external accomplices, including Albert Komen and Edgar Ojienda, who were said to be working with the Kenya Power employees to defraud the company.
The investigation found that the syndicate had been using the M-Pesa 'RADIS' system, which had been hacked into, to manipulate transactions and defraud the company.
The DCI warned the public against buying electricity tokens from suspect sources and recommended charges against four senior Kenya Power employees.
Here is a video report courtesy of Citizen TV Kenya:
Kenya Power Thieves: DCI recommends charges against four senior Kenya Power employees. DCI probe reveals company lost Ksh100M to staff in 2018. DCI summoned 119 firms and 80 Kenya Power employees Most implicated Kenya Power staff worked in IT department #MondayReport #MondayReport https://t.co/Z41giTQThY pic.twitter.com/Z41giTQThY — Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 23, 2019
